Ammo for SKS question?

Question

A few days ago I was talking to one of my friends who owned a SKS and I was asking what caliber it shot since I know near nothing about SKS's and he was saying that it fired a 30-06, now I looked at some SKS's online and looked into it and learned that most "if not all" fire the 7.62x39mm caliber round. So I'm wondering did they ever make a 30-06 SKS or did he just simply say the wrong caliber.

Answer 1

They Sure dont come in 30-06. The 30-06 has Much more power than what the SKS is chambered for, which is 7.62X39mm. I suppose you could try to rebore the thing, but thats VERY unsafe to do, And I dont think most gunsmiths would do it, truthfully. I say Call BS.

Answer 2

They never made an SKS that shot a 30-06.... Only 7.62X39MM....   I should point out the actual bullet in both cartridges are generaly .30 caliber but the case size is quite different between the 2......

SKS Rifle...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sks

SKS ammo --- 7.62X39MM cartridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62x39mm

30-06 cartridge.... As you can see its a different animal...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30-06_Spri...

Answer 3

it does indeed fire the 7.62 x39mm caliber, either he really shouldn't be using this rifle( if he tries a .30-06 it will not work and will not even fit in the chamber) or was kidding with you.

Answer 4

sks ammo is about half as big as a 30-06. Theres never been  a 30-06  sks.

Answer 5

It takes a 7.62x39.  This is considered a ".30 caliber" round, but it doesn't even have the same .308 bore as the 30-06 (or the 308).  The bullet diameter is bigger, but the case is shorter.  Thankfully for your "friend", the action of an SKS SHOULDN'T even close completely on a 30-06 round, so you should have to really work at blowing yourself up.

"Nothing is foolproof to a motivated fool"

Answer 6

Perhaps he was 'dumbing down' his answer.  They both fire a similarly sized projectile.  I am not aware of any SKS that will fire .30-06, but I would be willing to bet someone has modified one, or made one from scratch.

Answer 7

NEVR, NEVER trust that "friend" with a firearm!!!

The SKS is chambered for the 7.62x39 and I have never seen one in any other caliber.

shoot safe